One Game Playstation Songs

2020Parody song / copypastaactive

Also known as: PS5 Has No Games Song · PlayStation In the End Parody

One Game Playstation Songs is a 2020 parody of Linkin Park's "In the End" satirizing the PS5's lack of exclusive games, popularized by voice actor Chris Voiceman whose performance reached 3.4 million YouTube views.

"One Game" is a parody of Linkin Park's "In the End" that tells the story of a PlayStation 5 owner discovering his console has almost no exclusive games. Born on 4chan's /v/ board in March 2020, the song built on years of "PS5 Has No Games" jokes and went viral after voice actor Chris Voiceman recorded a full performance that pulled over 3.4 million YouTube views2.

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Overview

"One Game" takes the familiar melody and structure of Linkin Park's 2000 hit "In the End" and rewrites the lyrics around a single joke: PlayStation consoles don't have enough exclusive titles to justify buying them. The parody follows a narrator who purchases a PS5 only to realize the game library is thin, turning Chester Bennington's existential angst into gamer frustration.

The song fits into a longer tradition of console war humor on 4chan's /v/ (video games) board, where mocking PlayStation's exclusive lineup has been a running bit since the PS3 era2. What sets "One Game" apart from typical copypasta is that it actually got performed. Chris Voiceman's vocal recording gave the joke real production value, turning forum shitposting into something people could share on YouTube and social media as an actual song2.

The format also spawned imitations. After the PS5 Pro announcement in September 2024, /v/ users wrote entirely new parody songs based on other classic tracks, including a PlayStation version of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody"2.

The roots of PlayStation parody songs stretch back further than "One Game" itself. Console war trash talk on /v/ has always generated creative output, and the "PS3 Has No Games" meme of the late 2000s was fertile ground for musical jokes.

On February 5, 2010, an anonymous 4chan user posted a parody of Tay Zonday's "Chocolate Rain" rewritten as "Heavy Rain," mocking the PS3's thin exclusive lineup while referencing the Quantic Dream game1. The post circulated through reposts for years2. Before May 20, 2015, Tumblr user suckmymara posted a PlayStation parody based on America's "A Horse With No Name," though that post is no longer available2.

The specific "One Game" parody kicked off on March 26, 2020, when an anonymous user dropped the first three lines of a Linkin Park "In the End" rewrite in a /v/ thread. Another user in the same thread added six more lines2. Over April and May 2020, different anonymous contributors kept building out the lyrics until May 9, 2020, when someone posted what became the definitive version on /v/2.

Nine days later, on May 18, 2020, voice actor Chris Voiceman recorded himself singing the completed lyrics and posted the audio in a /v/ thread. On June 2, 2020, YouTube user SwagItUp uploaded the recording, where it picked up over 3.4 million views over four years2. Chris Voiceman later uploaded an extended cut on December 19, 2020, which pulled another 2.2 million views2.

Origin & Background

Platform
4chan /v/ (creation), YouTube (viral spread)
Key People
Anonymous 4chan /v/ users, Chris Voiceman, SwagItUp
Date
2020

The roots of PlayStation parody songs stretch back further than "One Game" itself. Console war trash talk on /v/ has always generated creative output, and the "PS3 Has No Games" meme of the late 2000s was fertile ground for musical jokes.

On February 5, 2010, an anonymous 4chan user posted a parody of Tay Zonday's "Chocolate Rain" rewritten as "Heavy Rain," mocking the PS3's thin exclusive lineup while referencing the Quantic Dream game. The post circulated through reposts for years. Before May 20, 2015, Tumblr user suckmymara posted a PlayStation parody based on America's "A Horse With No Name," though that post is no longer available.

The specific "One Game" parody kicked off on March 26, 2020, when an anonymous user dropped the first three lines of a Linkin Park "In the End" rewrite in a /v/ thread. Another user in the same thread added six more lines. Over April and May 2020, different anonymous contributors kept building out the lyrics until May 9, 2020, when someone posted what became the definitive version on /v/.

Nine days later, on May 18, 2020, voice actor Chris Voiceman recorded himself singing the completed lyrics and posted the audio in a /v/ thread. On June 2, 2020, YouTube user SwagItUp uploaded the recording, where it picked up over 3.4 million views over four years. Chris Voiceman later uploaded an extended cut on December 19, 2020, which pulled another 2.2 million views.

How It Spread

The song's YouTube presence turned it from a /v/ inside joke into a widely shared piece of console war ammunition. Both the original SwagItUp upload and Chris Voiceman's extended version circulated through gaming communities on Reddit, Twitter, and Discord throughout the early 2020s.

The parody resurfaced whenever PlayStation exclusivity became a news topic. On September 5, 2023, X user @KalebPrime referenced the meme after Final Fantasy XVI lost its PlayStation 5 exclusive status, with the post pulling over 1,900 reposts and 15,000 likes.

The PS5 Pro announcement on September 10, 2024 triggered a fresh wave. Anonymous /v/ users wrote updated lyrics reflecting the new console's price tag and specifications, collaboratively building out a 2024 version of the song in a thread. The same day, someone posted a completed updated parody. The momentum didn't stop at "In the End" rewrites. Users branched out to other songs, including a PlayStation parody of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" that also made the rounds on /v/.

Media

How to Use This Meme

The "One Game" format works best when PlayStation announces something that highlights its exclusive game problem, like a new console, a price hike, or an exclusive title going multiplatform.

Common approaches:

1

Post the lyrics directly as copypasta in gaming threads or comment sections, typically when PS5 exclusivity is the topic

2

Link the YouTube recording by Chris Voiceman as a response to PlayStation news

3

Write new parody lyrics using a different well-known song but keeping the "PlayStation has no games" theme. Pick a song everyone knows (the more dramatic or emotional, the funnier the contrast)

4

Update the existing lyrics to reference current events, as /v/ users did during the PS5 Pro announcement

Cultural Impact

"One Game" sits at the intersection of two long-running internet traditions: console war memes and song parody copypasta. The "In the End" template was already well-established in meme culture through formats like "In the Virtual End," making the PlayStation version an easy fit for audiences already familiar with Linkin Park parody memes.

The combined 5.6 million YouTube views across the two main uploads show the song crossed well beyond /v/'s audience. The meme's longevity is notable. It stayed relevant from 2020 through at least 2024, getting revived each time PlayStation made news that played into the "no games" narrative.

The collaborative songwriting process on /v/ is itself a good example of how imageboard culture produces creative works. Multiple anonymous users contributed lyrics over weeks before anyone recorded a note, and the final product reflects dozens of contributors who will never be individually credited.

Fun Facts

The "One Game" lyrics were written by at least four different anonymous 4chan users across multiple threads between March and May 2020, making it a true collaborative work.

The original Heavy Rain / Chocolate Rain parody from 2010 predates "One Game" by a full decade, showing how deep the "PlayStation has no games" joke runs.

Chris Voiceman's two YouTube recordings have a combined view count exceeding 5.6 million.

The song parodies "In the End" by Linkin Park, which itself became one of the most parodied songs in meme culture through the "In the Virtual End" format.

Within hours of the PS5 Pro reveal in September 2024, /v/ users had already completed an entirely new version of the lyrics.

Derivatives & Variations

"Heavy Rain" / "Chocolate Rain" parody (2010):

An early PS3-era parody rewriting Tay Zonday's viral song to mock the console's game library, predating "One Game" by a decade[1][2].

"A Horse With No Name" parody (pre-2015):

Tumblr user suckmymara rewrote America's 1972 hit as a PlayStation joke, another precursor to the Linkin Park version[2].

PS5 Pro "One Game" remake (2024):

Updated lyrics written collaboratively on /v/ after the PS5 Pro price reveal, keeping the "In the End" structure but referencing the new console[2].

"Bohemian Rhapsody" PlayStation parody (2024):

A Queen-based parody that emerged from the same September 2024 /v/ threads, expanding the format beyond Linkin Park[2].

Chris Voiceman extended version (2020):

A longer cut of the original performance uploaded to YouTube on December 19, 2020, with over 2.2 million views[2].

Frequently Asked Questions

One Game Playstation Songs

2020Parody song / copypastaactive

Also known as: PS5 Has No Games Song · PlayStation In the End Parody

One Game Playstation Songs is a 2020 parody of Linkin Park's "In the End" satirizing the PS5's lack of exclusive games, popularized by voice actor Chris Voiceman whose performance reached 3.4 million YouTube views.

"One Game" is a parody of Linkin Park's "In the End" that tells the story of a PlayStation 5 owner discovering his console has almost no exclusive games. Born on 4chan's /v/ board in March 2020, the song built on years of "PS5 Has No Games" jokes and went viral after voice actor Chris Voiceman recorded a full performance that pulled over 3.4 million YouTube views.

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Overview

"One Game" takes the familiar melody and structure of Linkin Park's 2000 hit "In the End" and rewrites the lyrics around a single joke: PlayStation consoles don't have enough exclusive titles to justify buying them. The parody follows a narrator who purchases a PS5 only to realize the game library is thin, turning Chester Bennington's existential angst into gamer frustration.

The song fits into a longer tradition of console war humor on 4chan's /v/ (video games) board, where mocking PlayStation's exclusive lineup has been a running bit since the PS3 era. What sets "One Game" apart from typical copypasta is that it actually got performed. Chris Voiceman's vocal recording gave the joke real production value, turning forum shitposting into something people could share on YouTube and social media as an actual song.

The format also spawned imitations. After the PS5 Pro announcement in September 2024, /v/ users wrote entirely new parody songs based on other classic tracks, including a PlayStation version of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody".

The roots of PlayStation parody songs stretch back further than "One Game" itself. Console war trash talk on /v/ has always generated creative output, and the "PS3 Has No Games" meme of the late 2000s was fertile ground for musical jokes.

On February 5, 2010, an anonymous 4chan user posted a parody of Tay Zonday's "Chocolate Rain" rewritten as "Heavy Rain," mocking the PS3's thin exclusive lineup while referencing the Quantic Dream game. The post circulated through reposts for years. Before May 20, 2015, Tumblr user suckmymara posted a PlayStation parody based on America's "A Horse With No Name," though that post is no longer available.

The specific "One Game" parody kicked off on March 26, 2020, when an anonymous user dropped the first three lines of a Linkin Park "In the End" rewrite in a /v/ thread. Another user in the same thread added six more lines. Over April and May 2020, different anonymous contributors kept building out the lyrics until May 9, 2020, when someone posted what became the definitive version on /v/.

Nine days later, on May 18, 2020, voice actor Chris Voiceman recorded himself singing the completed lyrics and posted the audio in a /v/ thread. On June 2, 2020, YouTube user SwagItUp uploaded the recording, where it picked up over 3.4 million views over four years. Chris Voiceman later uploaded an extended cut on December 19, 2020, which pulled another 2.2 million views.

Origin & Background

Platform
4chan /v/ (creation), YouTube (viral spread)
Key People
Anonymous 4chan /v/ users, Chris Voiceman, SwagItUp
Date
2020

The roots of PlayStation parody songs stretch back further than "One Game" itself. Console war trash talk on /v/ has always generated creative output, and the "PS3 Has No Games" meme of the late 2000s was fertile ground for musical jokes.

On February 5, 2010, an anonymous 4chan user posted a parody of Tay Zonday's "Chocolate Rain" rewritten as "Heavy Rain," mocking the PS3's thin exclusive lineup while referencing the Quantic Dream game. The post circulated through reposts for years. Before May 20, 2015, Tumblr user suckmymara posted a PlayStation parody based on America's "A Horse With No Name," though that post is no longer available.

The specific "One Game" parody kicked off on March 26, 2020, when an anonymous user dropped the first three lines of a Linkin Park "In the End" rewrite in a /v/ thread. Another user in the same thread added six more lines. Over April and May 2020, different anonymous contributors kept building out the lyrics until May 9, 2020, when someone posted what became the definitive version on /v/.

Nine days later, on May 18, 2020, voice actor Chris Voiceman recorded himself singing the completed lyrics and posted the audio in a /v/ thread. On June 2, 2020, YouTube user SwagItUp uploaded the recording, where it picked up over 3.4 million views over four years. Chris Voiceman later uploaded an extended cut on December 19, 2020, which pulled another 2.2 million views.

How It Spread

The song's YouTube presence turned it from a /v/ inside joke into a widely shared piece of console war ammunition. Both the original SwagItUp upload and Chris Voiceman's extended version circulated through gaming communities on Reddit, Twitter, and Discord throughout the early 2020s.

The parody resurfaced whenever PlayStation exclusivity became a news topic. On September 5, 2023, X user @KalebPrime referenced the meme after Final Fantasy XVI lost its PlayStation 5 exclusive status, with the post pulling over 1,900 reposts and 15,000 likes.

The PS5 Pro announcement on September 10, 2024 triggered a fresh wave. Anonymous /v/ users wrote updated lyrics reflecting the new console's price tag and specifications, collaboratively building out a 2024 version of the song in a thread. The same day, someone posted a completed updated parody. The momentum didn't stop at "In the End" rewrites. Users branched out to other songs, including a PlayStation parody of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" that also made the rounds on /v/.

Media

How to Use This Meme

The "One Game" format works best when PlayStation announces something that highlights its exclusive game problem, like a new console, a price hike, or an exclusive title going multiplatform.

Common approaches:

1

Post the lyrics directly as copypasta in gaming threads or comment sections, typically when PS5 exclusivity is the topic

2

Link the YouTube recording by Chris Voiceman as a response to PlayStation news

3

Write new parody lyrics using a different well-known song but keeping the "PlayStation has no games" theme. Pick a song everyone knows (the more dramatic or emotional, the funnier the contrast)

4

Update the existing lyrics to reference current events, as /v/ users did during the PS5 Pro announcement

Cultural Impact

"One Game" sits at the intersection of two long-running internet traditions: console war memes and song parody copypasta. The "In the End" template was already well-established in meme culture through formats like "In the Virtual End," making the PlayStation version an easy fit for audiences already familiar with Linkin Park parody memes.

The combined 5.6 million YouTube views across the two main uploads show the song crossed well beyond /v/'s audience. The meme's longevity is notable. It stayed relevant from 2020 through at least 2024, getting revived each time PlayStation made news that played into the "no games" narrative.

The collaborative songwriting process on /v/ is itself a good example of how imageboard culture produces creative works. Multiple anonymous users contributed lyrics over weeks before anyone recorded a note, and the final product reflects dozens of contributors who will never be individually credited.

Fun Facts

The "One Game" lyrics were written by at least four different anonymous 4chan users across multiple threads between March and May 2020, making it a true collaborative work.

The original Heavy Rain / Chocolate Rain parody from 2010 predates "One Game" by a full decade, showing how deep the "PlayStation has no games" joke runs.

Chris Voiceman's two YouTube recordings have a combined view count exceeding 5.6 million.

The song parodies "In the End" by Linkin Park, which itself became one of the most parodied songs in meme culture through the "In the Virtual End" format.

Within hours of the PS5 Pro reveal in September 2024, /v/ users had already completed an entirely new version of the lyrics.

Derivatives & Variations

"Heavy Rain" / "Chocolate Rain" parody (2010):

An early PS3-era parody rewriting Tay Zonday's viral song to mock the console's game library, predating "One Game" by a decade[1][2].

"A Horse With No Name" parody (pre-2015):

Tumblr user suckmymara rewrote America's 1972 hit as a PlayStation joke, another precursor to the Linkin Park version[2].

PS5 Pro "One Game" remake (2024):

Updated lyrics written collaboratively on /v/ after the PS5 Pro price reveal, keeping the "In the End" structure but referencing the new console[2].

"Bohemian Rhapsody" PlayStation parody (2024):

A Queen-based parody that emerged from the same September 2024 /v/ threads, expanding the format beyond Linkin Park[2].

Chris Voiceman extended version (2020):

A longer cut of the original performance uploaded to YouTube on December 19, 2020, with over 2.2 million views[2].

Frequently Asked Questions